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Natural site

Glacier du Crêt

Located in Val de Bagnes, Entremont District Coordinates: 46°02′00″ N 7°21′36″ E

Map showing the location of Glacier du Crêt Glacier du Crêt
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
3,031 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Brecholey
3.2 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
TRN Turin Airport95 km
BRN Bern Airport98 km

About Glacier du Crêt

Glacier du Crêt is a natural site. Location: Val de Bagnes, Entremont District. The nearest airport is Turin Airport (95 km). Nearby sights include Glacier du Crêt and Pointe du Vasevay.

Climate of Glacier du Crêt

This month · November

A wet month

Day -4° · Night -10° · Rain 118 mm

Hottest month
August (day 8°)
Coldest month
February (night -14°)
Wettest month
November (118 mm)
Driest month
September (79 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Glacier du Crêt
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-8°-8°-7°-5°0°4°7°8°5°1°-4°-7°
Average low (°C)-14°-14°-13°-11°-6°-3°0°1°-2°-5°-10°-12°
Precipitation (mm)10810710410110290808779103118113

How to get to Glacier du Crêt

The nearest airport is Turin Airport (TRN), 95 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 78 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 95 kmsouth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 98 kmnorth
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 98 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 78 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 96 kmwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 102 kmnorth
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 160 kmsouthwest
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 170 kmnorthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Glacier du Crêt

Within 100 km: 111 historic and cultural sites, 4,460 natural sites, 545 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km637 places

  • Etang des Mouchys Lake 25 kmN
  • Lac d'Orny Lake 23 kmW
  • Gouilly d'en Haut Lake 17 kmN
  • Le Gouillé Vert Lake 13 kmN

25–60 km2,065 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 58 kmNW
  • Oeschinen Lake Lake 59 kmNE
  • Stausee Mattmark Lake 46 kmE
  • Lac de Fully Lake 26 kmNW

60–100 km2,414 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 80 kmNE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 80 kmNE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 76 kmNE
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 89 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Brecholey Village, Val de Bagnes
    3.2 km W
  • Mauvoisin Village, Val de Bagnes
    3.6 km S
  • Hérémence Municipality, Hérens District
    6.8 km NE
  • Fionnay Village, Val de Bagnes
    3.9 km W
  • Plan Pro Village, Val de Bagnes
    5.9 km W
  • Bagnes Town, Val de Bagnes
    12 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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